Laryngitis

[leftofthedial]

What are your preferred remedies?

[Shell Beau]

1. Silence

:shrug:

[leftofthedial]

2. yeah.

Unfortunately, in the ten days or so since this started, I had a gig, a rehearsal, a gig, a recording session (we ended up just recording instruments, but tried singing a bit to see if the husky sound would be "cool") and another gig. Singing is how I make my living . . . :-(


The next week will be leftofthedial goes mime.

[Shell Beau]

3. Surely there are things you can drink to help it out!

Hope you get your voice back soon!

[leftofthedial]

6. warm tea

honey

a little lemon

some chicken soup

or maybe I should just get into the Irish whiskey

[dancing kali]

4. Time and not talking is best.

Ginger Tea helps.
Mince a small piece of ginger root.
Put in cup. Add water. Let steep.
I add honey & sometimes lemon.

Let it steep for at least 5 minutes.
You don't have to strain it, but you will have
little floating bits of ginger in your cup if you don't.

A voice teacher recommended this to me when I got
laryngitis the night before final dress rehearsal.
I wasn't in full voice for the show but at least
I had enough to get through the first couple of performances.
Of course, I didn't use my voice for anything else. It took
three days for it to come back to normal.

If you have a sore throat, anise seed tea is also good.
You really have to like the taste of licorice. Just grind
up a teaspoon of the seeds and add hot water. Sweeten to taste.
It's not a cure, just something soothing.

edited to add: I saw that you are a singer after I initially posted this.
Humming to keep your voice warmed up before singing will help a bit but
don't push your voice, you will just make it worse.

[leftofthedial]

7. thank you!

I've found the ginger tea to help too!

:hi:

I'm doing a few days of complete silence. No whispering, which is harder on the pipes than talking.

I just hope I haven't done too much damage over the past week.

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Bigelow's Mint Medley tea

Brew up a cup, inhale the peppermint and spearmint flavors, and drink slowly. The moisture from the steam really helps. :hug:

[leftofthedial]

8. the inhaling is a really important part!

Mmmmm. Mint.